POLARIZATION TENSOR FOR THE INCOMPATIBILITY OPERATOR IN 2D from Incompatibility-governed elasto-plasticity for continua with dislocations Samuel Amstutz Nicolas Van Goethem 10.6084/m9.figshare.4676059.v1 https://rs.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/POLARIZATION_TENSOR_FOR_THE_INCOMPATIBILITY_OPERATOR_IN_2D_from_Incompatibility-governed_elasto-plasticity_for_continua_with_dislocations/4676059 In this paper, a novel model for elasto-plastic continua is presented and developed from the ground up. It is based on the interdependence between plasticity, dislocation motion and strain incompatibility. A generalized form of the equilibrium equations is provided, with as additional variables, the strain incompatibility and an internal thermodynamic variable called incompatibility modulus, which drives the plastic behaviour of the continuum. The traditional equations of elasticity are recovered as this modulus tends to infinity, while perfect plasticity corresponds to the vanishing limit. The overall nonlinear scheme is determined by the solution of these equations together with the computation of the topological derivative of the dissipation, in order to comply with the second principle of thermodynamics. 2017-02-21 14:53:18 elasticity plasticity strain incompatibility dislocations virtual work objectivity topological derivative dissipation